Statewide interlibrary loan and delivery of library materials will cease

Libraries will lose 50% of state aid at a time when demand for services is increasing dramatically

More than half of public libraries will lose access to the Internet

Many libraries will lose email service

Many libraries will lose their websites or access to them

The Talking Book and Braille Center (known as the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) will close

Group contracts which bring down the cost of other electronic resources purchased by libraries will cease

I understand the need for a balanced budget but this is patently absurd. There are plenty of programs, institutions, what-have-you that deserve funding and budget cuts, the library services are not one of them. Seriously, what do we value as a people anymore?